RELIABILITY AND QUALITY MANAGER (Job Requisition: QUAL03)

Capella is looking for an experienced Reliability and Quality Manager to plan, coordinate, direct, and execute qualification activities for its WavePath® products and components. The position requires outlining strategies for qualifying WavePath® products per Telcordia, ETSI, and appropriate MIL standards. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience executing qualification tests in communications and optical products or complex photonic subsystems and is extremely effective in driving root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Responsibilities:

Manage daily testing activities, reporting, and communications
Lead ongoing qualification and reliability activities with a focus on monitoring, metrics, and manufacturability
Collaborate with various functions to drive root cause and corrective actions on complex quality issues
Drive and monitor quality improvements in product lines and coordinate with engineering development
Develop and incorporate appropriate disciplines and processes to design for qualification, maintain and improve reliability benchmarks
Achieve ISO certification and implement quality controls

Requirements and Qualifications:

Qualified candidate will have BS and/or MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Material Science, and/or equivalent discipline; a minimum of 5-7 years of experience required
Comprehensive knowledge of appropriate Telcordia, ETSI, ISO, and appropriate MIL standards
Demonstrative track record in leading products through qualification and deployment.
Knowledgeable in FIT calculations and FMEA
Practical experience in solving material science issues required
Experience with telecommunication products required, ideally with optical components or photonic subsystems
Broad experience with semiconductor, MEMS, fiber optics, opto-mechanics, and photonics needed
Background in products developed and manufactured in a clean room environment
Superior problem solving skills, results oriented, excellent analytically, well organized, and capable of working within a small startup environment supporting engineering, operations, and finance personnel as well as well external customers and vendors

If you are interested in applying for a job, please send your resume to us by one of the following methods:
Email: jobs@capellainc.com
Mail: Capella Photonics, 19 Great Oaks Blvd, Suite 20, San Jose, CA 95119
Fax:+1 (408) 225-6248